All eyes on Rafah! All out for Palestine!

Those who have been silent have been complicit: 12,300 Palestinian children killed by genocidal Israel. When 70% of the dead are Women and Children the ratio in itself shows intentional War Crimes.   

In less than an hour Israel indiscriminately killed 63 Palestinian civilians in Rafah and heavily bombed homes and mosques. 

Rafah is home to 260,000 Palestinians,in addition to more 1.2 million displaced civilians the majority of them children.With no where to run or hide. Deliberately told to go to Rafah as a "safe place". Now being murdered. Whilst the world watches and cannot help, Many have been displaced multiple times, pushed further and further south.They have been living in tents, in relatives’ crowded homes, or informal shelters like cafes. Conditions are already dire, with severe shortages of essential supplies including water and food, and diseases spreading. They barely have any protection from the cold wind or rain.  

Palestinians in Rafah are bracing for a major ground offensive. Israeli state officials have planned the permanent mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt. We know military officials have discussed it during the current assault.

My  heart is  heavy now  with the unfolding tragedy happening in Rafah right now.where  children, women, and men are being killed. Just as it has happened in all the cities of Gaza over the last four months.

For months, Israel's relentless aggression has systematically herded Palestinians into Rafah, transforming it into the most densely populated area on Earth. With each bombardment, the already dire situation plunges further into the depths of despair.

The recent escalation of violence has exacted a heavy toll on Gaza's people, with over 27,000 lives taken and a staggering 1.9 million displaced, seeking refuge wherever they can find it amidst the rubble of their shattered homes. Half a million individuals teeter on the brink of starvation and disease, their plight exacerbated by the relentless onslaught.

The attack on Rafah  escalated as the Super Bowl kicked off, and began at about the same time the Stop Hate/Antisemitism ad played. This isn’t coincidence. It is planned. They would have known that most eyes in the US  wuld have been  glued to the game and not paying attention.Football and Genocide what a spectacle.

My thoughts are with everyone in Rafah. I have no words for the images I’ve seen, just tears.What kind of sick evil dystopian world do  we live in? F16 aircraft from 30,000 feet dropping US and British supplied bombs, killing starving infants and women.This is insanity.The images out of Rafah are sickening. The most horrible fiction could barely hold a candle to what grown armed adults are doing to defencless people and children corralled for slaughter.

Rafah’s population has increased x5 since the Israeli offensive began in October and now Israeli forces are preparing to launch a ground operation in Rafah. Civilians have nowhere to go to escape the bombardment and are facing the real and imminent risk of genocide.This is the worst war crime in modern history. The "final solution" has started. We are living a live tragedy supported by Europe and US.  

Looking at the unthinkable, unspeakable images of the Israeli state’s depraved genocide of Palestinians in Rafah, and thinking as these  crimes against humanity take place that  something in our moral selves has been altered forever by this moment. I’m ashamed that we haven’t been able to stop this horror and  feeling shame, rage, and grief.

The number of  people killed in Rafah is increasing every hour and who knows how many will be trapped under the rubble? Many children already have grave injuries like amputated arms or legs. Medical supplies are scarce and Israeli bulldozers have flattened most of the hospitals in Gaza. 

Politicians who cry crocodile tears instead of doing all they can to stop the extension of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza to Rafah deserve all the anger and contempt that is surely coming their way. Labour and the Tories have both refused to oppose genocidal violence, which has now reached the point of carpet bombing over a million of people seeking safety in Rafah. We must not be complicit! Do not vote for them. Do not vote for parties that permit genocide. No ceasefire no vote! 

Israel can only continue its genocidal rampage because of the complicity of governments like the UK, which continues to provide diplomatic and military support for Israel’s assault. The UK continues to license weapons to be supplied for use in Israel’s attacks. We  must demand the government immediately ends all arms trade with Israel. 

In the face of such unyielding suffering, we must not allow ourselves to become desensitized. We must raise our voices in unwavering solidarity with the people of Gaza, demanding accountability from the Israeli government and justice for the victims of this senseless violence.

Mass protests on short notice have  been tajing place across the  UK to call out its complicity in the ongoing genocide, in support of Palestinians in Rafah All eyes on Rafah! All out for Palestine! In  our  thousands  and in our  millions, we  are  all Palestinians.Whether an action is small or big we cannot stop fighting the genocidal Iisraeli state. and keep calling  for  the full liberation of Palestine,  from the rivers to the sea!